Sabotage

Crocs patent infringement complaint against USA Dawgs rejected Crocs says it plans to appeal the decisionCrocs, which has been embroiled in a patent case against USA Dawgs since 2006, had its complaint rejected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

What Trump could do to make Obamacare ‘implode’ The president could withhold key payments — something he appeared to allude to in a Monday tweetThere are a few ways President Donald Trump could make Obamacare, as he says, implode.

Oil ends higher to tally a gain of more than 5% for the week Nigeria supply setback, higher crude demand forecast lift pricesOil prices scores a fifth straight day of gains on Friday to score a weekly rise of more than 5%.

The Washington swamp, not Trump, is real threat to democracy Trump is losing in the battle to drain the swampIn the battle between Donald Trump and the swamp, the swamp is clearly winning, writes Darrell Delamaide

Trump Jr. emails should be ‘game over’ for this White House Direct contact between Trump campaign and Russia fails to move GOPContact between Trump campaign and Russia fails to move GOP, writes Chris Edelson.

Hackers targeting U.S. nuclear power plant operators: reports Feds said to believe cyberattacks may be mapping networksHackers have been targeting companies that operate nuclear power plants in the U.S. in recent months, according to a pair of reports Thursday.

Democrats must tone down inflammatory rhetoric or risk backlash Predictably, the anti-Trump viciousness erupts in violenceThe shooting of a Republican congressman and the various responses to it will likely provoke a long overdue backlash against Democratic viciousness toward President Donald Trump, writes Darrell Delamaide.

OPEC oil production rose in May owed to unexpected boost from Iraq Increase highlights fragility of cartel’s pledge to limit its output to stabilize crude marketThe Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said Tuesday it produced more crude oil in May, underscoring the fragility of the cartel’s agreement with other big producers to cut output and stabilize a slumping market.

Weekend roundup: Take emotion out of your investing decisions | How one retailer keeps people coming in the door | More money milestones Here are MarketWatch articles to read this weekendHere are MarketWatch articles to read this weekend.

The frugal mentality that helps you save can end up sabotaging your retirement Don’t make this mistake with retirement spendingThe mind-set that works so well for people building their nest egg can damage their quality of life in retirement.

Trump’s tax plan: We should be so lucky Tax-reform principles represent common sense, not magical thinkingSadly for a program so filled with common sense measures, President Donald Trump’s tax plan has little chance of getting passed intact, writes Darrell Delamaide.

Raucous French election could be won by dark horse François Fillon Voters may ready to forgive conservative’s petite scandalThe latest twists in the French presidential election indicate that the dark-horse candidate could be the winner, writes Darrell Delamaide.

OPEC oil production drops in March, but U.S. shale output surgesOPEC says its output kept falling in March as members tightened compliance to agreed cuts, but said U.S. producers were enjoying a revival thanks to higher oil prices.

Auto-credit deterioration won’t stop now, but may be limited to subprime Auto loans barely make a splash in a deeper debt pool, say observers that now include Jamie DimonU.S. auto credit will deteriorate even more in 2017, leaving particularly vulnerable the specialized debt known as asset-backed securities created from subprime, or the lowest-credit-rated, loans, Fitch Ratings said in a Thursday report that continues the drumbeat of caution from industry watchers and economists.

What Trump can do to undermine Obamacare, now that the GOP health bill has failed Tom Price, a longtime Obamacare opponent, heads the agency administering the law nowDemocrats, Obamacare supporters and opponents of the American Health Care Act quickly hailed the demise of the GOP health plan. But what was a legislative battle now is likely to move into the executive realm and the Department of Health and Human Services, led by longtime ACA opponent Dr. Tom Price.

Here’s a strategy for avoiding steep drops as retirement nears Can you do anything about ‘sequence risk’ to your portfolio?Investors can retire with dramatically more or less wealth for no other reason than the order of good and bad years the markets experience during their career.

Eni swings to profit, beating expectationsItalian oil and gas company Eni SpA swung to a profit in the fourth quarter, reflecting higher crude prices and the absence of large one-time charges. The results beat analyst expectations, pushing the share up 3% to EUR14.96 in morning trading. Net profit was EUR340 million in the three months to end-December compared with a loss of EUR8.45 billion in the same period of 2015 when Eni took a large charge to realign the value of its oil inventories to the drop in crude prices.

‘He is behind it’: Trump blames Obama for protests, leaks President accuses Obama of undermining him in Fox News interviewPresident Donald Trump blamed former President Barack Obama for the wave of protests around the country, and suggested he might also be responsible for the leaks coming from within the White House in an interview with Fox News on Monday.

Here’s 1 reason investors do irrational things that sabotage their portfolios Too many investors don’t even know their risk tolerance: advisersInvestors that fail to align their portfolios with their risk tolerance inevitably sabotage themselves. Unfortunately, many investors don’t even know how much risk they can stand.

How Hillary Clinton’s presidency was imagined 100 years ago Newspapers previewed the prospect of a female president in 1897, 1920, 1934 and 1944The idea of a woman in the White House might have struck Americans of 75 or 100 year ago as the stuff of science fiction.

5 ways you’re sabotaging your own job hunt Were you unqualified for that job, or did you jinx yourself in ways you didn’t realize?Some people don’t get a job because they aren’t qualified, but often it’s because they sabotage themselves in ways they don’t realize.

FTSE 100 ends higher, but Burberry shares sink U.K. inflation at its highest in nearly 2 years Next PLC is a top performer following inflation data, but Burberry shares are slammed by the most in a year following a financial update for the luxury-goods retailer.

Inflation is a greater risk than volatility to a profitable portfolio 15 recommendations for investors - part 3Most investors consider market volatility to be the greatest risk to their financial security. However, a greater risk is inflation. Markets recover but the loss of purchasing power is permanent.

The hidden way Trump and Clinton may sabotage your investments The investing risks you take may depend on whether your favored candidate wins or losesIn this heated political season, most people probably have some idea how their investment choices might change depending on who wins in November.

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